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Research Strengths of Greater Copenhagen with Investment Prospects Background Report November 2016 Research strengths of Greater Copenhagen with investment prospects Background Report November 2016 Quantum Technology Wind energy and energy storage Protein science and bioinformatics Humans and technology Greater Copenhagen Food and Nanoscience Metabolism and diabetes fermentation Social Big Data Bacteriology Cancer Acoustics and Bioenergy ultrasound Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................................... 3 Chapter 1 Research strengths with investment prospects ........................................................... 4 1.1 The competitive situation of Greater Copenhagen ............................................................ 4 1.2 Objective and approach ...................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Research strengths with investment prospects .................................................................. 7 1.4 Guidance to reading the factsheets .................................................................................. 10 Chapter 2 Methodological approach .......................................................................................... 11 2.1 Bibliometric analysis and interviews with university management...................................... 11 2.2 Special research investments and tradition for industry-collaboration ............................... 13 2.3 Prioritising the 12 selected strengths ................................................................................... 15 2.4 Factsheet - focus on the potential of the areas for attracting investment. .......................... 15 Appendix 1 Overall list of 29 strengths after Phase II ................................................................. 17 Appendix 2 Regions of comparison and institutions ................................................................... 25 2 Preface Greater Copenhagen is among Europe's leading science cities. The region is home to numerous, absolutely world-class research environments. Research provides answers and solutions to many of the societal challenges facing us worldwide. This relates for example to new types of treatment targeting diseases, which are spreading glob- ally such as cancer, obesity and diabetes. It relates to the development and design of the sus- tainable energy systems of the future. And it provides methods and new insights that can help us reap the benefits of new digital technologies and products. At the same time, companies and investors globally are seeking access to new cutting-edge sci- ence and technology that can prove crucial to the development of new products, services or new business models that can strengthen their position in intense international competition. This report has identified research strengths in Greater Copenhagen from the perspective of investment promotion. What these research areas have in common is their ability to merge world-class science with a range of other value offerings that help attract foreign R&D invest- ment to the region, such as a strong physical research infrastructure (labs, test facilities etc.), a large, competent pool of talent and well-developed university-industry relations. Based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods, the report singles out 12 par- ticularly promising areas of research with great potential for attracting investments to Greater Copenhagen. These areas are described in detail in 12 factsheets. The 12 positions of strengths are wide-ranging, from research into new forms of treatment for life-threatening disease to quantum technologies that can constitute the basis for the super- computers of the future. Foreign investment in research and development leads to new jobs, growth and productivity, thereby providing an economic boost to the regions which succeeds in attracting it. Thus, Greater Copenhagen's special scientific strengths comprise an important starting point for ef- forts targeted at attracting investment. We hope that the 12 selected fields of research constitute a strong basis for attracting future foreign investment to Greater Copenhagen. This analysis has been compiled for the Capital Region of Denmark and Copenhagen Capacity in connection with the Capital Region’s growth and development strategy (ReVUS). 3 Chapter 1 Research strengths with investment prospects 1.1 THE COMPETITIVE SITUATION OF GREATER COPENHAGEN Companies worldwide are increasingly investing in ground-breaking research that can lead to the development of the products and services of the future. This could be the development of new supercomputers for processing big data as well as new individualised therapies that can cure life-threatening disease with very few adverse reactions. Or the development of new sustainable energy storage technologies that can stabilize the power supply when the wind is not blowing. When companies decide on making physical investments in R&D-activities abroad, it is often to gain from a close proximity to leading research environments, access to specialists and talented personnel or to make use of special research facilities, such as laboratories or big- science infrastructure (e.g. the “super microscope”, European Spallation Source (ESS), in Lund, Sweden). States and cities compete globally to attract business R&D activities. Investments, which in many cases are accompanied by productive, well-payed labour, an influx of knowledge and increased economic activity. Greater Copenhagen participates in this competition, especially vis-à-vis other Northern European cities such as Stockholm-Uppsala, Amsterdam and Hamburg. Greater Copenhagen performs strongly on several parameters that matters when seeking to attract research-related investment to the region. Generally, Danish research performs well in international comparisons. Greater Copenhagen is home to the greatest concentration of research institutes and higher education institutions in Scandinavia together with several world- leading research clusters, e.g. within life science and cleantech. But competition among metropolitan areas to attract investments is intense. It is important for Greater Copenhagen to successfully differentiate itself and highlight the region's research strengths and their potential when it comes to developing breakthrough science and technology. 1.2 OBJECTIVE AND APPROACH The aim of this report is to identify research strengths in Greater Copenhagen that carry significant prospects for attracting foreign investment. The ambition has been to generate a strong foundation of fact-based knowledge that can serve as a basis for investment promotion and to provide new insights into what motivates foreign companies to collaborate with universities in Greater Copenhagen, e.g. for establishing R&D facilities in Denmark. 4 The analysis was conducted from April to November 2016 and resulted in the identification of 12 research areas with a particularly high potential for attracting investments. The 12 areas are described in detail in the factsheets that form the main output of the analysis. This report describes the analytical model and the methodological approach that led to the selection of the 12 areas. The approach is based on a combination of a comprehensive bibliometric analysis, qualitative in-depth interviews with university management representatives, heads of departments, heads of research groups as well as companies. Furthermore, the analysis has drawn on an extensive desk research and accessible statistics. The figure below summarises the different phases of the process, which are elaborated in more detail in Chapter 2. Figure 1.2 – Analytical process The 12 research strengths have not only been selected on the basis of research quality (measured by proxy through bibliometrics). Importantly, the selection should not be construed as a ranking of Greater Copenhagen’s many excellent research environments. Instead, the research strengths have been selected on the basis of a comprehensive assessment of a wide array of criteria, which are expected to carry weight for potential investors. The figure below summarises the 12 fields of research identified in the process as well as the departments and centres in which the research is centred. 5 Acoustics and Ultrasound Development of new advanced audio and hearing aid solutions. Application of ultra sound and 3D imaging for complex diagnosing. Anchored: DTU Electrical Engineering (including Oticon Centre of Excellence for Hearing and Speech Sciences and Center for Fast Ultrasound Imaging). Bacteriology Solutions to counter antibiotic resistance and block biofilms. Anchored: Department of Biology, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, and Department of Veterinary Disease Biology at the University of Copenhagen, DTU Food. Bioenergy Application of enzymes, fermentation technology and the biochemical processes in developing 2nd generation biofuels. Anchored: Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Department of Chemistry, and Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen. Chemicals Technology, Environment and Biosustain (NNF) at DTU. Center for Corporate Social Responsibility and BioBusiness Innovation Platform at CBS Cancer research Fundamental understanding of how cancer cells develop and spread, cancer diagnostics and strong environments focusing on developing and testing new drugs and new therapies. Anchored: Biotech Research and Innovation
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